Top 5 Crucial Fixtures That Could Make Or Break Liverpool This Season – Including Arsenal And Chelsea Matches

With Liverpool making an incredible progress this season, the onus will be on the Merseyside team to keep the good work going. Having been piped to the title by the narrowest of margins by Manchester City, Liverpool will need to have an incredible season again to repeat the feats of this season next time. With Champions League football a welcome addition, the Merseyside team might suddenly find the fixture list quite daunting and for that very reason good depth in strength needs to be added at Liverpool. With Rickie Lambert and Emre Can providing the much needed depth, Liverpool will try to revamp the squad further and we here at Soccersouls take a look as to which five fixtures will make or break their season next year.

5. Manchester City Vs Liverpool (23/08/2014): Liverpool has been handed quite a difficult start to their Premier League campaign and in the very second match itself Liverpool will fact the current champions Manchester City at the Etihad. A win here will be great for the momentum and will install the belief in the squad that last season was not a fluke and they can go all the way this time too. Setting the tone right is very important right at the start of a Premier League campaign.

4. Liverpool Vs Chelsea (8/11/2014): This exact fixture this season has been the reason why Liverpool could not win the title this season. With a Steven Gerrard slip ultimately handling Chelsea the win on the day and Manchester City the title, the Reds will be looking for revenge. Liverpool cannot let the advantage of being at home slip by and this match, again in the early stages of the campaign, will be a trend setter for the rest of the campaign.

3. Manchester United Vs Liverpool (13/12/2014): Just before the festive fixtures creep in Liverpool face a big one against Manchester United at the Old Trafford. Facing a traditional rival, all three or one point (depending on the situation) will be keen to carry the momentum of the campaign to the festive season where the fixture list will be piling up. This one is indeed the mid season biggie.

2. Arsenal Vs Liverpool (4/04/2015): Liverpool despite the thrashing they gave to Arsenal at Anfield, lost both times at the Emirates Stadium this season. Arsenal had a stellar home result, despite all the big teams thrashing them away from home and Liverpool will need to tackle Arsenal smartly at the Emirates. A positive result here is necessary to carry the momentum of the season to the final throes of the campaign.

1. Chelsea Vs Liverpool (9/05/2015): One of the final matches in the campaign and it definitely will be interesting to watch if Liverpool still has an objective to achieve (whether still going for the title or Champions League qualification) and if that is indeed the case this match will be very interesting. Jose Mourinho Vs. Brendan Rodgers will be one of the highlights just before the season draws to an end.